July 1921, Dr. Frederick Banting makes a breakthrough discovery on treating diabetes by injecting insulin. This paved the way for the production of synthetic insulin. Without that breakthrough, Diabetics would not be where they are today.
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#worlddiabetesday #typeonediabetic
14.11.2025 09:39
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π₯BRAND NEW STORY this #WorldDiabetesDay - Jerry's Storyπ₯
We are excited to share Jerry's story. Hear her journey with her #type1diabetes diagnosis, the challenges sheβs faced and the support that has helped her along the way.
Take a look π
www.digibete.org/type-1-diabe...
#T1D #Diabetes
14.11.2025 10:04
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A four-panel illustration showing that diabetes can affect people at any stage of life.
Top left: A child stands with one foot on a football while checking their blood glucose with a small device.
Top right: A pregnant woman sits comfortably on a sofa and checks her blood sugar while another woman looks on supportively.
Bottom left: A middle-aged construction worker wearing a hard hat and safety vest checks his glucose monitor while speaking with a colleague.
Bottom right: An older woman in a wheelchair reads a book with a smiling young girl beside her, who is holding a cat. The panels are labelled: βDiabetes canβ¦ affect peopleβ¦ at any stageβ¦ of life.β
Today is #WorldDiabetesDay.
#Diabetes can affect anyone, at any stage of life.
Support at home, school, work and during pregnancy makes a real difference.
Listen, learn and show up for those living with diabetes. More info π bit.ly/4hUOjY0
14.11.2025 08:47
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Encountering traffic at the crossroads #Norfolk #cycling #rebellionway
11.11.2025 15:53
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West Bay Cafe Kent in the autumn sun
11.11.2025 15:47
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Tides in at Riverside Country Park Gillingham #reflection
30.09.2025 08:08
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Sonny's traditional family smokehouse at Hastings 2025
15.09.2025 08:54
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Hastings in the autumn sun between showers
15.09.2025 08:47
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Waiting for the cows to come home. Litton #peakdistrict
10.09.2025 10:17
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A big group of about 150 people, all dressed in bright outdoorwear, crowded together and smiling up at the camera.
Back to school? At BAS, that's Back to Pre-Deployment Training πͺ
Here's the lovely crowd who'll be working at our Antarctic and sub-Antarctic Research Stations over the next summer and winter seasons.
They're all at BAS HQ learning about everything from biosecurity to first aid. Say hello! π
03.09.2025 12:56
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Buzzard over Bolsover #Derbyshire #birds
10.09.2025 10:07
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The Red Arrows aerial display team - seven jets fly straight on showing white smoke with two more flying in a circle around them leaving red and blue smoke
The #ReDArrows at Eastbourne airshow - on all weekend, View free from the beach
15.08.2025 15:59
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The Postal Paths
Oh look! Pre-order my forthcoming book, The Postal Paths, and you have a chance to win a stay in a five-star hotel in Cumbria courtesy of Waterstones. I wonder if I'm allowed to enter? Book out on April 24.
www.waterstones.com/win/the-post...
05.04.2025 07:53
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Wet Sunday in Folkestone
09.02.2025 18:28
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Lonesome pine at Whitstable Harbour car park #thicktrunktuesday
28.01.2025 07:49
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This image has a bright blue background and features 18 cartoon-style penguins, each representing a different species. The penguins are arranged in three rows, with their names written underneath in black text. The species shown are Adelie, African, Chinstrap, Emperor, Erect-Crested, Fiordland, Galapagos, Gentoo, Humboldt, King, Little Blue, Macaroni, Magellanic, Rockhopper, Royal, Snares, and Yellow-Eyed. Each penguin has distinct features such as different colors, patterns, and head crests. The Emperor penguin is the tallest, while the Little Blue penguin is the smallest. The text at the bottom in bold black letters reads βKNOW YOUR PENGUINS,β followed by βHappy Penguin Awareness Day - January 20thβ in a smaller font. There is also a small pink narwhal illustration in the bottom right corner.
Don't forget: today is Penguin Awareness Day. Make sure you know your penguins!
#PenguinAwarenessDay #20January
20.01.2025 06:31
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Itβs the ciiircle of life πΆπ§
This #PenguinAwarenessDay say hello to these fresh new gentoo penguin chicks.
Hatched in the Square Pond Colony near Bird Island Research Station, these penguins live on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. What a loud start to life!
π₯ Jess Callaghan
20.01.2025 10:29
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#PenguinAwarenessDay is a ridiculous name for a day because everyone knows about penguins!
20.01.2025 11:21
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St James Church Louth with an impressive medieval steeple thought to be the 3rd highest on a parish church in the UK #steeplesaturday
18.01.2025 09:28
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A yellow sandy beach with walkers dressed for the cold on a sunny winter day with harbour buildings in the background and a blue and red fishing boat
Broadstairs beach in winter sun #Kent
15.01.2025 10:04
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Spot on! and here's the view looking the other way of the Arch #tidesouttuesday
15.01.2025 09:58
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Kingsgate "Castle" at Kingsgate Bay Kent #tidesouttuesday
14.01.2025 10:21
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Weeping beech near South Elkington Lincolnshire #thicktrunktuesday
14.01.2025 07:58
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Grey seal in the winter sunshine at Donna Nook Lincolnshire #wildlife
11.01.2025 08:53
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Some curious #cows
07.01.2025 10:17
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An extraordinary 700-year old bleeding yew tree at St Brynach's Church, Nevern, Pembrokeshire. If you look closely, you'll see that it's bleeding with a blood-red sap.
The extraordinary 700-year old #bleedingyew at the 14th century St Brynach's Church in #Nevern, Pembrokeshire. It has been βbleedingβ for as long as anyone can remember with a blood-red sap. www.nevern-church.org.uk/the-bleeding...
#thicktrunktuesday #yewtree #yew #stbrynachschurch #pembrokeshire
07.01.2025 08:38
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Garden of the Priory Hotel Louth #thicktrunktuesday
07.01.2025 09:37
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Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve #thicktrunktuesday
31.12.2024 08:23
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For the final #tidesouttuesday of 2024 - casting back to a great day in the summer walking from Herne Bay to Reculver #Kent
31.12.2024 08:17
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Next, in a feat of perspective (and probably Photoshop), here is the appropriately bird-centric greetings card from the team at Bird Island Research Station πͺΆ
Bird Island is one of the smaller islands just off South Georgia, a sub-Antarctic Island which is a haven for birds and seals π¦
26.12.2024 18:34
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